Vinyl pressings
by Fritz Reiner · 1960
Reiner Conducts Wagner was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 3 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
K2 RY2609-13SVar. 1: Stamped run-out A
K2 RY2610-1SVar. 1: Stamped run-out B
I A1 K2 RY2609-17SVar. 2: Stamped run-out A
A1 K2 RY2610-7S IVar. 2: Stamped run-out B
K2RP-2607-13SStamped run-out A
K2RP-2608-17SStamped run-out B
K2RP-2607Label A
K2RP-2608Label B
K2 RY2609-13SStamped run-out A
K2 RY2610-1SStamped run-out B
K2RY-2609Label A
K2RY-2610Label B
LKBY-8796-1S-2A 2Runout side A
LKBY-8797-1S-1A 1Runout side B
LKBY 8796Label side A
LKBY 8797Label side B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2441First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | Italy | RCA Italiana LSC-2441 / RCA LSC-2441First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2441First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2441First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | RCA Victrola VICS 1165LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | RCA Victrola VIC 1165LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | RCA Gold Seal AGL1-1278LP, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1975 | US | RCA Gold Seal AGL1-1278LP, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1977 | Italy | RCA GL 11278LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | US | RCA Red Seal ARP1-4738LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1984 | Japan | RCA Red Seal RCL-5514LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | RCA Gold Seal AGL1-5282LP, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | RCA Red Seal LSC-2441-BLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | RCA Victrola VICS 1165LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2441LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2441LP, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2441LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Reiner Conducts Wagner are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1960 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, Canada, Italy. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2441.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSC-2441, LM-2441) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K2 RY2609-13S and K2 RY2610-1S. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
